All the president's emails

In a unique experiment in democratic transparency, Barack Obama – a BlackBerry owner, and the first American president to use email while in office – has agreed to copy G2 in on his otherwise highly confidential electronic communications. Each week we present a selection from recent days

All the president's emails

In a unique experiment in democratic transparency, Barack Obama – a BlackBerry owner, and the first American president to use email while in office – has agreed to copy G2 in on his otherwise highly confidential electronic communications. Each week we present a selection from recent days

Thanks for using that pre-agreed line about your "crush" on David Miliband. That should keep me from having to bother with the Brits for a few more months, possibly all the way until they change governments. Honestly, they're so easy to flatter it's almost insulting – even Bo has more self-respect, and he's a dog who unconditionally loves anyone who gives him a dog biscuit. It's all I can do not to tickle Gordon Brown under the chin. ("Who's got a special relationship then? Good boy!") The next lot will be even easier, I reckon. Why can't the North Koreans be such pushovers? BHO

To: David Axelrod <davidaxelrod@barackobama.com>

Subject: Re: Going Rogue

I tried to read it on AF1 on the trip back from Seoul. But then I got to the bit where she spends several hundred words writing in the voice of "Trig's Creator, Your Heavenly Father" and I felt airsick for the first time in decades. Suddenly, watching a DVD seemed a much more appealing option, even though it was a choice between X-Men Origins: Wolverine and that Sandra Bullock thing where she forces her assistant to marry her. And then I realised I could try to fold the safety instruction card in half and half again as many times as possible. So I did that. Way more fun. BHO

To: White House Staff

Subject: Thanksgiving

All, Sarah Palin's spouting nonsense on every TV show and in every bookstore, there's an increasingly vicious campaign to sabotage universal healthcare coverage, and the governor of Texas is saying I'm a communist. So join us Wednesday lunchtime, before heading off to see your families, so we can, as we do at this time every year, express our . . . uh . . . gratitude. Yeah. Hmm. Anyway, free drinks and turkey sandwiches. Warmly, Barack

To: VPOTUS <joe.biden@whitehouse.gov>

Subject: Re: A knock-knock joke I thought up about your meeting with President Hu

You know, Joe, it's probably hard to believe, but occasionally you fail to live up to my expectations. And I'm talking about the expectations I have for you, specifically. Which are pretty modest. This was one of those times. Barack